Obituaries

E.C. "Buck" Holland

E.C. "Buck" Holland

Sep 5, 2022

Mr. E.C. “Buck” Holland, age 95, of Dallas, GA, passed away Monday, September 5, 2002, at his residence.

Mr. Holland was born in Bremen, GA, on September 18, 1926, and lived his childhood years there. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II, and retired with 23 years of service. Buck also worked for a...

William  P. "Billy" Lee

William P. "Billy" Lee

Sep 3, 2022

Mr. William P. “Billy” Lee, age 87, of Rockmart, GA passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, in a Rome medical center.

He was born in Cedartown, GA on September 9, 1934, a son of the late Grady Virgil Lee, Sr. and the late Sarah Hovers Lee. Mr. Lee had lived all of his life in Polk County and was a member...

Jerry Daniel Free

Jerry Daniel Free

Sep 2, 2022

Mr. Jerry Daniel Free, age 85, of Taylorsville, GA passed away Friday, September 2, 2022 at his residence.

Jerry was born in Rockmart, GA on July 17, 1937 a son of the late William M. “Bill” Free and the late Lessie Dell Hayes Free. Mr. Free had lived all of his life in the Polk and Bartow county area and was...

Annie  Jo Ingle Dawson

Annie Jo Ingle Dawson

Aug 31, 2022

Mrs. Annie Jo Ingle Dawson, age 90, of Aragon, GA, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Mrs. Dawson was born in Aragon, GA on December 14, 1931, a daughter of the late J.J. Ingle, Jr. and the late Vassie Tolbert Ingle. She was a house wife and house keeper who took great care of her family, and she really enjoyed...

Miriam Wood Harper

Miriam Wood Harper

Aug 30, 2022

Mrs. Miriam Wood Harper, age 82, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday morning, August 30, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Harper was born in Cedartown, GA, on February 6, 1940, daughter of the late Fredrick William Wood and Bonnie Glenn Wood. She grew up in Rockmart and was a 1958 graduate of Rockmart High School. Mrs. Harper was married on...

Louis Rayford Rhodes, Jr.

Louis Rayford Rhodes, Jr.

Aug 30, 2022

Mr. Louis Rayford Rhodes, Jr., age 54, of Ellijay, GA, formerly of Aragon, GA, passed away Tuesday evening, August 30, 2022. Louis was born in Austell, GA, on January 31, 1968, son of the late Louis Rayford Rhodes, Sr., and Ilene McElroy Rhodes. He had lived in the Temple, GA, area prior to moving to Aragon in 2016. Louis was...

Glenn Wayne Crumley

Glenn Wayne Crumley

Aug 30, 2022

Mr. Glenn Wayne Crumley, age 79, of Aragon, GA passed away on Tuesday morning, August 30, 2022 at his residence after an extended illness. Mr. Crumley was born in Rockmart, GA on August 7, 1943, son of the late Allen Crumley and Zettie Hames Crumley. He grew up in Aragon, GA and attended Rockmart High School. Mr. Crumley married Gloria...

Trisha Lee Smith

Trisha Lee Smith

Aug 27, 2022

Mrs. Trisha Lee Smith, age 77, of Aragon, GA, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. Mrs. Smith was born in Wilmington, NC, on June 1, 1945, a daughter of the late Henry Gallups and Omie Crib Gallups. Trisha lived her early years in Columbus, GA and had been a resident of Aragon since 1997. She was of the Baptist faith...

James Elbert "Jim" Mccarley

James Elbert "Jim" Mccarley

Aug 20, 2022

Mr. James Elbert “Jim” McCarley, age 79, of Cedartown, GA passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 in a Rome medical center. He was born in Anniston, AL on March 15, 1943 a son of the late Albert McCarley and the late Willie Mae Jackson McCarley. Mr. McCarley lived the early years of his life in Alabama before entering the military....

Frankie Lamar Woods

Frankie Lamar Woods

Aug 19, 2022

Mr. Frankie Lamar Woods, age 69, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022. Frankie was born November 27, 1952, in Cedartown, a son of the late Charlie Ivey Woods and Clara Ruth Smith Woods. He was a1971 graduate of Cedartown High School, had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was a truck driver...

Tom Huffstetler

Tom Huffstetler

Aug 18, 2022

Mr. Tom Huffstetler, age 69, of Rockmart, GA, passed away at his residence on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Tom was born April 1, 1953, in Pensacola, FL, son of Cathia Creamer Huffstetler and the late Evans Huffstetler. He grew up in Charlotte, NC, and moved to Rockmart about 20 years ago from Dothan, AL. Tom was a veteran of the...

Sara Sue "Sal" Forsyth

Sara Sue "Sal" Forsyth

Aug 16, 2022

Mrs. Sara Sue “Sal” Forsyth, age 89, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Mrs. Forsyth was born in Aragon, GA on December 9, 1932, a daughter of the late William H. “Buck” Hicks and the late Margie Knight Hicks. Sal lived all of her life in Rockmart where she was a member of Fairview Baptist Church for...

Joann Carroll

Joann Carroll

Aug 16, 2022

Mrs. Joann Carroll, age 64, of Cedartown, GA, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Joann was born in Rockmart, GA on March 1, 1958, a daughter of the late Billy Joe Akins and the late Betty Ann Garrett Akins. Mrs. Carroll had lived the greater part of her life in Rockmart where she was a graduate of Rockmart High School....

William David "Dave" Harrell

William David "Dave" Harrell

Aug 15, 2022

Mr. William David “Dave” Harrell, age 53, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022. Dave was born in Rome, GA on May 29, 1969, a son of Freda Paris Sproull and the late William David Harrell, Jr.. Dave had lived the greater part of his life in Rockmart and was a graduate of Cobb County Christian School. After...

Roy Lee Swift, Iii

Roy Lee Swift, Iii

Aug 14, 2022

Mr. Roy Lee Swift, III, age 78, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022. Mr. Swift was born in Madison, GA on October 1, 1943, a son of the late Roy Lee Swift, Jr. and the late Ollie Ruth Rowell Swift. Roy had been a resident of Rockmart since 1950 where he was a 1962 graduate of Rockmart...

Allene Branton Brown

Allene Branton Brown

Aug 13, 2022

Mrs. Allene Branton Brown, age 101, of Aragon, GA, passed away Saturday evening, August 13, 2022, at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born November 9, 1920, in White, GA, a daughter of the late Carroll Branton and Miriam Byers Branton. She moved to Aragon from Rome, GA, in 1963 and was a member of Mount Tabor Baptist Church. Mrs. Brown...

 Ruby Joyce Beard Burns

Ruby Joyce Beard Burns

Aug 11, 2022

Ruby Joyce Beard Burns, 91, died on Thursday, August 11 th , 2022 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain Hospice after a short illness. Affectionately known as “Joyce” by her friends, family, and even her grandchildren, Joyce was the matriarch of her family. Born in Armuchee, GA, she attended Armuchee High School, married her high school sweetheart, and eventually settled in...

Ann Hutcheson

Ann Hutcheson

Aug 9, 2022

Mrs. Mary Annette (Ann) Hutcheson, age 83, of Roswell, GA, and formerly of Rockmart, GA, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Mrs. Hutcheson was born in Rockmart on December 11, 1938, a daughter of the late William (Will) Darnell Ingram and the late Blonie King Ingram. She was a retired employee of Engineered Fabrics where she...

Troy Edward "Pop-Pop" Clark

Troy Edward "Pop-Pop" Clark

Aug 6, 2022

Mr. Troy Edward “Pop-Pop” Clark age 76, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022. Mr. Clark was born in Rockmart, GA on July 24, 1946, a son of the late William Harvey Clark and the late Bessie Mae Elrod Clark. Troy had lived all of his life in Rockmart where he was a member of New Prospect Baptist...

Chelsea Maloy Cash Bright

Chelsea Maloy Cash Bright

Aug 5, 2022

Mrs. Chelsea Maloy Cash Bright, age 34, of Rockmart, GA (the Yorkville community) passed away Friday, August 5, 2022 in Wellstar Paulding Hospital. She was born in Rome,GA on October 26, 1987 a daughter of Scott Franklin Harris and Gina Glenn Ezzell Harris. Chelsea had lived all of her life in the Paulding and Polk county area. She was a...